The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-10-21
THOUGHTS ON EVOLUTION.
A TheiStic View.
BY JAMES EDDY.

Some great mud above the hu
man with power to execute the de-
ciSiods OF its own divine will, must
have conceived the great principle
Of evolution, or constant change in
all organized existenceS aud in the
vegetable kingdom, substance 0I
matter forming no exceptions to TINS
great principle of gradual change
Ia locality, aud from solid to debris,
from debris to solid. The least
change seems 10 lie III the ego OF
conscious ideulity of mind for each
individual human being persistent
" recognizes bimseli from his FIRST
da1hIueS OF thOU.hI through long
lite OF changes in his weight aud
form, chaustS OF Jews, in guiding
principles, in politics, ia religion,
aud 1t IL a notable fact hat 10 man,
woman or child wOnld chauge his
mental constitution, his own iGen-
| tlty i0r that of another. John
Brown Knows himself intimately, +,
knows bis oNu hopes, his own Se
cret thoughts which nobody else
knows, his own eUjoyments knows
what he most loves, knows his own
ego is bis own, realizes hat his oW II
existence is II precious. unique, orig
iual, unlike any other, given by G0d
himself, for his own special enjoy
ment, aud neither he nor any other
man would swap his own Identity
tor that of another maH or woman.
John Brown would like change Of
conditions, aud he is constantly try
lug 10 evolve himSelt into better
conditions. In this sense We each
aud all believe ia evolution, in
which ~ cry nIan aud woman play
conspicuous part.
No man can conceive of a begin
mug Of creation in nature, but sincr
eNUlutlOnS makes continuous
chauge of form, OF mind, aud cOndi-
tlous in ourselves aud IN oar prOgr-
ny, is not man with all other races
involved in the process OF a pelprt
ual creation. There certainly exists s
ia active operation Ol, this earth a
law OF advancement, of evolution,
which implies progress Ia man To
waId perfection; ~ animals by in
Slluct toward better conditions aud
usefulness; in trees, tOwartl more
perfect trees, etc. Such mind n
the power that moves all material
things, all evolutionary changes
must bp effected through the opera
tiOHs and activities of mind in every |
grade OF existence. Not quite sal
istiel with its present state, there is
a perpetual effort Of the human |
MUD to exchange it's present good |
conditions Tor the better, aud an tx.
citiug hope aud aim To arrive tinal
ly at the best conditions in lite.
Through the Influences ot the hn. |
man mind the domestic useful races
Otaniuals, birds, etc, are improved. |
By tue exercise OF human intelli-
gence also are wild fruits, shrubs
and flowers made more beautiful
and perfect.
The kind intent, The benevolent
lrourp0se of Higher Power is vISi-
ble in all our natural relations aud
pursuits. Unless would be the ner-
vUus activities OF the human mind
IT 10 objects were furnished upon
which 10 exercise our faculties. IL
matters not from bow humble a
pOiut humanity originated, siuce
we did not originate ourselves we
have nu responsibility IN this mat. /
ter, Il waS by some Divine Power
We came into lite. IL through
monkey race, as Darwin supp0~es,
t.. n with piide ae may look back
aud l,Oiht to ibp fact that fFpm an
humble brginnirg. through the ef-
forts of the human HiHd, We have
evslvrd ourselves to be What We
noa arpf Our pfugrrSs has been
made gradually in time, BY expert.